New Zealand Stakes
The New Zealand Stakes also ran as the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes is a Group One thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand. It is run over 2000m at Ellerslie racecourse on the final day of the Cup Carnival in March for a stake of $200,000. It was previously called the Air New Zealand Stakes and the Auckland Classic.
Winners
The following are the recent winners of the Bonecrusher New Zealand StakesYear | Winner | Sire | Dam | Jockey | Trainer | Time | Second | Third |
2020 | Avantage | Fastnet Rock | Asavant | Opie Bosson | Jamie Richards | 2:02.93 | True Enough | Supera |
2019 | Melody Belle | Commands | Meleka Belle | Opie Bosson | Jamie Richards | 2:06.56 | Danzdanz dance | Rondinella |
2018 | Saint Emilion | Mastercraftsman | Roseario | Leith Innes | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Cambridge | 2:02.47 | Darscape Prince | Authentic Paddy |
2017 | Lizzie L'Amour | Zabeel | Sabia | Matt Cameron | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Cambridge | 2:03.64 | Benzini | Sound Proposition |
2016 | Volkstok 'n'barrell | Tavistock | Volkster | Vincent Colgan | Donna Logan & Chris Gibbs | 2:01.83 | Girl Of My Dreams | Consensus |
2015 | Sakhee's Soldier | Sakhee's Secret | Surreptitiously | Matt Cameron | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 2:06.03 | Rising Romance | Farm Boy |
2014 | Silent Achiever | O’Reilly | Winning Spree | Vincent Colgan | Roger James | 2:06.15 | Historian | Fortune Knight |
2013 | Ocean Park | Thorn Park | Sayyida | Leith Innes | Gary Hennessy | 2:02.43 | Veyron | Better Than Ever |
2012 | Scarlett Lady | Savabeel | On Call | James McDonald | . | 2:05.28 | Veyron | Hold It Harvey |
2011 | The Party Stand | Thorn Park | Cremisi | Opie Bosson | . | 2:04.47 | Adaline | Vosne Romanee |
2010 | Vosne Romanee | Electronic Zone | Madison Avenue | Opie Bosson | Jeff Lynds | 2:01.63 | Harris Tweed | Tell A Tale |
2009 | MacO’Reilly | O’Reilly | Double Babu | Hayden Tinsley | David Haworth, Foxton | 2:05.01 | Sir Slick | O’Reilly Rose |
Previous Winners
- 2008 - Sir Slick
- 2007 - Gaze
- 2006 - Kristov
- 2005 - Xcellent
- 2004 - Lashed
- 2003 - Deebee Belle
- 2002 - Armstrong
- 2001 - Tall Poppy
- 2000 - Showella
- 1999 - The Message
- 1998 - Fayreform
- 1997 - Magnet Bay
- 1996 - Roysyn
- 1995 - Captain Court
- 1994 - Solvit
- 1993 - Solvit
- 1992 - Lurestina
- 1991 - Surfers Paradise
- 1990 - Riverina Charm
- 1989 - The Gentry
- 1988 - Bonecrusher
- 1987 - Tidal Light
- 1986 - Bonecrusher
- 1985 - The Filbert
- 1984 - McGinty
- 1983 - McGinty
- 1982 - Golden Rhapsody
- 1981 - Pays Anne
- 1980 - Arbre Chene
- 1979 - La Mer
- 1978 - Serendiper
- 1977 - Balmerino
- 1976 - Black Rod
- 1975 - Hi-Bing